Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Kurt Cobain: Rock Icon, Video Game Tool (Thaks Courtney)

Courtney Love sure does know how to piss almost everyone in the world off at the same time. In fact I'd say she's the expert.
In a pretty cut and dry case, Ms. Love intends to sue Activision, the makers of the Guitar Hero video game franchise, for using her dead husband's, famed Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain, image in Guitar Hero 5. Most legal experts say that there is only one problem.
Courtney Love gave permission for Activision to use Mr. Cobain's likeness. Oops.
A certain video (click here to watch) has been circulating on the web showing an avatar of the late Nirvana singer playing songs... that he didn't even write.
The video shows an unusually happy Cobain lip syncing to Flavor Fav and Bon Jovi's You Give Love A Bad Name.
Needless to say, an entire legion of Nirvana fans cried bloody murder upon hearing of this ill fated avatar.
Love first claimed that it was former Nirvana band mates Dave Grohl and Kris Novoselic who made the ever so regrettable decision. Taking to her twitter account, she posted this message, "you can assrape dave he was always a bad seed and is stillriding the shit while i take bullets if thers a hell he's going. i'm not."
Grohl and Novoselic responded by posting a statement reading, "The name and likeness of Kurt Cobain are the sole property of his estate (which is owned by Love) - we have no control whatsoever in that area. Kurt Cobain wrote songs that hold a lot of meaning to people all over the world. We feel he deserves better."
It's not clear yet whether Courtney Love will sue or not. But I have to say I don't see how she wins this one. Epic fail indeed.

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